Battle of Wills – E05 – Bona Vacantia
Transcript Adrian Cobald: The Government getting all your money from your estate? Yes, it can happen to you. I’m Adrian Corbould, Accredited Specialist, Wills & Estates at Turnbull Hill...
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Battle of Wills Video Series – E04 – Beneficiaries Missing in Action
Transcript Adrian: Missing beneficiaries, what does that mean to you as an executor? I’m Adrian Corbould, Accredited Specialist, Wills & Estates, Turnbull Hill Lawyers for the Battle of Wills...
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Battle of Wills Video Series – E03 – Claim proofing your Will
Transcript Adrian Corbould: Hello, welcome to the Battle of Wills series where I’ll be talking about contested estate matters, Wills and related issues. Today, I’ll be talking about claim...
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Reasons to not make a Will…
Stephen Colbert: “You don’t care about dying?”Ricky Gervais: “Well, I don’t care about being dead, because I won’t know about it. It’s like being stupid – it’s only painful...
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Unsigned Wills – When Intention is Everything
Unsigned Wills – When Intention is Everything Generally, for a Will to be valid it needs to be signed by a Willmaker (testator) in the presence of two witnesses,...
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What is the minimum age for making a Will?
Video transcript Hello, Adrian Corbould, Accredited Specialist – Wills and Estates, Turnbull Hill Lawyers. Today’s question is what is the minimum age someone can make a will? Section 5 of the...
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Why make a Will if it can be contested?
Why make a Will if it can be contested? Because there is a 96% chance it won’t be contested or a 4% chance it will. In 2017, there was 27,287 standard probate...
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What happens if the time limit to contest proceedings has expired?
In New South Wales the time limit to commence proceedings for a family provision claim is 12 months from the date of death of the deceased person. You may...
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The time limits for contesting a will in NSW
Video transcript Justine: Hi everyone, I’m Justine Aubin and I’m one of the lawyers in the Contested Estates team at Turnbull Hill Lawyers. Adrian: I’m Adrian Corbould, Accredited Specialist in Wills and Estates...
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The Forfeiture Rule Explained: Allison Baden-Clay Case Study
“And for what? For a little bit of money? There’s more to life than a little money, you know. Don’t you know that? And here you are, and it’s...
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